WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) delivered a speech on the House Floor in support of legislation to overturn the D.C. Council’s disastrous legislation allowing illegal immigrants to vote, which passed the House by a vote of 260-162. Last year, Rep. Pfluger was the first Member of Congress to introduce legislation to block the provision allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections.

Watch his remarks here, or read highlights and excerpts below

"The radical D.C. City Council is literally putting the integrity of our election system at risk. They have passed a bill to allow illegal immigrants, Chinese and Russian agents, foreign exchange students, and quite literally anyone who finds themselves on the streets of D.C. in our Nation’s Capital for longer than 30 days, the ability to vote in local elections.

“This should not be a partisan issue, and you don’t have to be a Republican to understand why this is wrong.

“Voting is a sacred right. Regardless of what was just said. Voting is a sacred right.

“This ridiculous measure disenfranchises the votes of legal American citizens and opens our election system up to a host of security issues. In fact, the Mayor of D.C. didn’t even sign this.

“Congress must pass this resolution today, but we should also move to pass my bill, H.R. 192, to make it clear to D.C. that they cannot ever allow non-citizens to influence our Nation’s capital.

“We are putting every single Member—both Republican and Democrat—on the record about whether or not they support noncitizens voting.

“Of course, I urge my colleagues in the House and Senate, and President Biden, to pass our bill, to pass this measure and sign it into law immediately.

“Americans deserve confidence in our election system, and confidence in knowing that only legal American citizens are casting their vote in elections here in this country.”